League of Legends patch 26.21 will introduce new Augments, match modifiers, and a progression system to ARAM: Mayhem. Titled Journey to Stardom, the update features content inspired by the game's musical groups, including K/DA, HEARTSTEEL, True Damage, and Pentakill. Riot Games will also remove 13 existing Augments and temporarily take two arenas out of the rotation.
The update adds four new Augments, including Blue Barrier, BEES!!!, Get Jinxed, and Totentanz, alongside Headliners that introduce special match rules. Players will also be able to complete themed missions, earn rewards, and unlock additional bands.
LoL Patch 26.21: New ARAM Mayhem Headliners
Headliners introduce special effects inspired by musical groups and themed concepts. Their mechanics can change gold generation, ability power, and Augment availability.
- K/DA: Collect four band cards to receive an additional Augment.
- HEARTSTEEL: Give Augments exclusive modifiers that make them more powerful.
- True Damage: Champion takedowns and turret destruction can generate anvils for the team.
- Pentakill: Strengthen one ability at the start of the match and again at level 18.
- Disco: Dancing beneath the disco ball grants gold to every player.
- Cafe Cuties: Enhance the effects of health relics.
- Bees: Collect honey pots while dodging bees across the map.
- Command Line: Upgrade an Augment to a higher rarity during each selection.
Riot has indicated that additional Headliners may arrive in future updates.
New ARAM Mayhem Augments in Patch 26.21
The update introduces new options that affect champion stats, abilities, combat effects, and summoner spells. Augments are divided into Silver, Gold, and Prismatic tiers.
Silver Augments
- Blue Barrier: Grants a shield when abilities are used, scaling with their mana cost.
- Flow of Spirit: Gradually increases attack speed after using a specific ability.
- Fruitify: Champion takedowns spawn fruit that can be collected to restore health.
- Gift of the Drowned: Converts all bonus health from items into Lethality.
- Hands Off The Talent: Increases damage dealt by attacks from maximum range.
- Lich Brain: Grants Ability Power based on bonus health.
- Lonely Warrior: Increases armor, magic resistance, and attack speed based on the number of nearby enemy champions.
- No Mana, No Problem: Converts all mana from items into Ability Power.
- Sound Barrier: Grants movement speed through shields applied.
- Ultimate Recursion: Grants 50 Ultimate Ability Haste.
Gold Augments
BEES!!! occasionally makes abilities launch an explosive hive that deals damage, slows enemies, and applies on-hit effects. Get Jinxed adds a summoner spell that launches the player in a destructive rocket toward opponents.
Other additions include:
- Arcane Axiom: Refunds part of the ultimate's cooldown after takedowns.
- Armored Impact: Empowers the next attack after an ability, dealing damage based on armor.
- Brass Blast: Adds a charged sonic blast that damages and knocks back enemies.
- CRIMSON COBALT: Marks enemy champions for bonus damage and reduces the ability's cooldown when the mark is consumed.
- Double Time: Rewards quickly hitting champions with two different abilities, granting permanent mana and bonus damage.
- Enchanting Butterflies: Healing or shielding allies summons butterflies that attack enemies hit by the player.
- Heavy Is The Crown: Increases Attack Damage, Ability Power, and attack speed while reducing movement speed. Takedowns increase the bonuses, while deaths weaken them.
- Jeweled Bracelet: Allows the ultimate to critically strike.
- Recoil: Causes an ability to knock the champion backward when used.
- Salvation: At low health, knocks enemies away and heals allies.
- Sap Magic: Every 10 seconds, the next attack deals bonus damage and restores health.
- Still Here: Grants Attack Damage, Ability Power, and Life Steal based on remaining health.
- Take’em Down Down Down: Hitting a champion five times with attacks and abilities triggers a healing burst and bonus damage.
- The Boom and the Bass: Empowers the next attack and grants movement speed after using an ability.
- Tickle Monster: Converts all Attack Damage from items into attack speed.
- Upgrade: Stormsurge: Makes Stormsurge's Squall effect explode in an area, dealing bonus damage and applying a second mark.
- Weapon Of Destiny: Strengthens the stats of the first Legendary item based on takedowns.
Prismatic Augments
Six new Prismatic Augments introduce mechanics that change how attacks and abilities work.
- Big Shot: Converts a significant portion of attack speed into Critical Strike damage.
- Bouncing Bees: Makes the next attack after an ability bounce between nearby enemies, prioritizing champions. Completing its quest grants more bounces and Attack Damage.
- Group Hug: Allows a healing or shielding ability to affect nearby allies as well.
- Mosh Monster: Grants bonus health and creates an area that slows enemies after the ultimate is used. Takedowns increase the bonuses.
- Third Times The Harm: Triggers a damage explosion and grants attack speed after three attacks against an enemy champion.
- Totentanz: Adds a summoner spell that grants five seconds of invulnerability. If the player fails to secure a takedown during that time, they are sent to the underworld, according to the effect description.
Riot Removes 13 ARAM Mayhem Augments
Patch 26.21 will remove the following 13 Augments:
- Combusting Interest
- Crit ‘n Cast
- Critical Missile
- Dimension Shift
- DropBear
- Dropkick
- Fan the Hammer
- Hide on Bush
- High Roller
- Our Healing
- Poro Stampede
- Spiritual Purification
- Ult Bot
Riot says some of these Augments could return in future updates, but has not confirmed which ones or when.
Journey to Stardom Adds Missions and Rewards
The Journey to Stardom update introduces a progression system built around missions featuring K/DA, Pentakill, and other League of Legends musical groups.
By completing objectives and playing matches, players can progress through Superstar Ranks, unlocking new bands and missions. Rewards include Augments, emotes, and Orange Essence.
Two ARAM Mayhem Arenas Temporarily Unavailable
Butcher’s Bridge and Koeshin’s Crossing will temporarily leave the ARAM: Mayhem rotation during patch 26.21. Riot says it needs more time to prepare the musical stages featured in the update. Both maps are expected to return in the following patch.
Patch 26.21 combines new Augments, Headliners, themed missions, and rewards with temporary map rotation changes as part of Journey to Stardom.
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